TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute letterhead, no date. Letter to George Peirson in Philadelphia. In part: “I am spending some days in the city for the purpose of securing help for the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute…You will see that we are in need, just now, of money for current expenses and the increasing of our endowment funds. I shall be very glad of any help which you can see your way to give in one or both of these directions.” In very good condition, with intersecting mailing folds, one through last name of signature, even overall toning, some light staining to lower left, and a few creases. RRAuction COA.